Bachelor of Arts in Rehabilitation Science

The Rehabilitation Science curriculum is designed to produce undergraduate rehabilitation
generalists who have training and experience conducive to successful careers in various
rehabilitation service programs. Within the Rehabilitation Science major seven minors
are offered: 1) Addictions, 2) Aging, 3) Child Welfare, 4) Corrections, 5) Social
Services, 6) Disabilities Studies, and 7) Recreation Services. Students must choose
at least one of these minors in order to complete the requirements for the degree.

The Rehabilitation Science Program is dedicated to nurturing the scholastic development,
respect for diversity, ethical behavior, passion for advocacy, and professionalism
of future rehabilitation practitioners. The graduates from the program will effectively
serve the needs of the community, individuals with disabilities, and other human service
populations. In order to accomplish this mission, the program has a primary objective
to develop personnel for careers with public and private agencies that provide rehabilitation
services to persons with disabilities. The program prepares scholars to enter the
workforce immediately upon graduation or to pursue additional educational training
in graduate school.

Upon graduation from the program students may work in a variety of roles such as case
worker, case manager, parole officer, probation officer, juvenile intake officer,
children and family service worker, addictions professional, or a number of rehabilitation
service provider roles in direct service settings. Examples of these settings are
state rehabilitation services, developmental disability centers, psychiatric treatment
facilities, correctional settings, nursing homes, halfway houses, community based
rehabilitation facilities, workforce centers, disability determination units, senior
centers, addictions treatment facilities, and occupational training schools.

Graduates from the program who elect to attend graduate school typically pursue degrees
in rehabilitation counseling, other counseling specialties, psychology related fields,
social work, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and other human service related
fields of study. Entry into some of these graduate programs require specific electives
that will be explained during advising.

The student majoring in rehabilitation science must, in addition to completing the
general education requirements:

complete the rehabilitation and related core, including 12 hours credit (1 class)
of internship or one service learning course plus two field placement courses (3 classes
for a total of 12 hours credit).